Reflections on Kickstart – An Expert Opinion from The 5% Club
The 5% Club publishes the latest in its series of Expert Opinions – this time on the Kickstart scheme which closed to new starts on 31 March 2022. The Kickstart…
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The 5% Club provides a submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review
The 5% Club have provided a submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review, which asks for the following to complement the points in our Manifesto for Skills Dear Chancellor, Submission to…
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Non-grads are not second-class citizens
49% of top employers prefer graduate job applicants. On A’ Level results day, it’s about time we stopped telling non-grads that they’re only fit for second-class jobs. I’m a…
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Virtual Work Experience: a lifeline for career-starters
As The 5% Club outlined recently in its paper We can’t let our young people bear the economic brunt of COVID-19, one of the most severe long lasting impacts of…
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Fit for the future: using earn and learn to future proof business
“Earn and learn” is the term for a group of routes into and within employment which combine study with practical experience, enabling individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required…
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Getting apprentices to the finishing line
The 5% Club is hugely supportive of apprenticeships. Our members know that they are an important way of bringing much-needed new talent and fresh perspectives into a business, and of…
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Small business and the Apprenticeship Levy: 5 steps to success (that won’t cost a penny)
One of The 5% Club’s aims is to support and spread best practice amongst its members and other employers. In this series, we aim to publicise good examples and challenge…
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Expert Opinion. Beyond lip service: Driving real progress on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
This first edition of our new series, Expert Opinion, focuses on EDI, something which is rightly becoming a business priority, but one on which tangible progress is often frustratingly slow.…
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